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Malcolm Kelly injures hamstring at Donovan McNabb's 'Hell Week'

On the day before training camp begins, the Redskins already face a potential injury problem.

Third-year player Malcolm Kelly, vying for the No. 2 wide receiver position, recently suffered a hamstring injury and might sit out practice Thursday at Redskins Park, according to people familiar with the situation. The injury occurred while Kelly participated in quarterback Donovan McNabb's "Hell Week" that began July 19.

McNabb, as he did during his time with the Philadelphia Eagles, invited some of his new teammates to his Phoenix-area home for a week of grueling workouts and team building. Wideouts Devin Thomas, Santana Moss and Kelly were among those expected to participate.

Kelly experienced tightness in his hamstring during one of the workouts, the sources said. He immediately contacted the Redskins' medical/training staff for guidance. The Redskins plan to proceed cautiously with Kelly, who worked hard to overcome knee problems and microfracture surgery after his rookie season. Coach Mike Shanahan is expected to address Kelly's situation after the first practice Thursday.

Although the injury is not considered serious, the team would rather have Kelly rest and receive treatment than try to participate in the early stages of camp. Hamstring injuries can linger, especially when players rush back before they are completely healed.

In 2009, Kelly began the season as the starter opposite top wideout Santana Moss, but Thomas, also beginning his third year, eventually moved ahead of Kelly. Privately, members of the former coaching staff expressed frustration with Kelly's route-running.

Kelly has quickly formed a bond with new wideouts coach Keenan McCardell, a former longtime NFL receiver and Redskins player, who has helped the former Oklahoma standout improve that key aspect of his performance.

After missing most of his rookie season because of his knee problems, Kelly played in all 16 games last season, including 10 starts, and had 25 receptions for 347 yards (a 13.9-yard average). In a season-ending loss to the San Diego Chargers, Kelly and former Jason Campbell teamed on an 84-yard reception.

Kelly is among a small group of Redskins who have guaranteed money on the books for this season. On April 1, Kelly received a $391,000 bonus check. His base salary of $470,000 is not guaranteed.

Its the day before and we're writing off MK12 because we know a minor hammy with him is the 1st inevitable step to IR. And BMW is also gone.

While neither of these guys figured to be major players, its this sort hit to the depth that makes the Skins more vulnerable than other teams. Obviously, depth has been an issue in the past, I'm pretty sure it'll be an issue this season as well.

I hope MK can heal and get it together, this is his last chance. DT needs to build on what he did last year and step up.

As far as AH, we are a better team with him than without him, I hope he has the right frame of mind and body and it all works out.

I predict we go anywhere from 8-8 to 10-6 and make the playoffs. With the addition of the coaches, front office, and players, at the very least we should be able to add 4 wins to last years 4-12. All in all this team is headed in the right direction, Mr.Snyder stay the hell out of the way, and HAIL TO THE REDSKINS, 2010!

Hail to the Redskins!
Hail Victory!
Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old D.C.!
Run or pass and score -- we want a lot more!
Beat 'em, Swamp 'em,
Touchdown! -- Let the points soar!
Fight on, fight on 'Til you have won
Sons of Wash-ing-ton. Rah!, Rah!, Rah!
Hail to the Redskins!
Hail Victory!
Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old D.C.!

McN could have prolly "gotten some numbers out of" DeS in Zorro's O. Sometimes talent trumps everything. Unfortunately I don't see any Skins WR who remotely approaches DeS talent-wise, especially all those WRs that were drafted ahead of him.

"On the day before training camp begins, the Redskins already face a potential injury problem"
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Said so gravely...typical overwrought WaPo reporting...you'd think the guy just got a cancer diagnosis.

Can't say I'm ready to declare Kelly a bust without seeing him in preseason games, but I see how some would. I never liked his face during that draft when ESPN showed him receiving the "call" from the Skins and he rolled his eyes. I haven't believed in Univ of Okla. qbs & wide receivers since Stoops has been coach-none have done diddly in the league. I watch too much college ball, I swear to you all I never saw Kelly make a play, never. However, we used a 2nd rounder on him, so let's wait until the preseason.

I thought we learned our lesson from Michael Westbrook-see if the guy can play before looking at his measurables. More importantly see if he wants to. It wasn't as though Kelly was the second coming of Randy Moss, anyhow.
Devin reminds me of a young Hines Ward with a better speed-I like the kid, hopefully he/they show Shanahan their stuff.

Hate Hate Hate. Kelly will be fine, its just a little hammy injury. Keenan is the perfect guy to coach him and get him to run crisper routes and cut quicker. He's got great hands and he's our best big receiver. Shanny loves Big WRs and is definitely going to play him a lot. I expect 600-700 yds and 5+ TDs from Kelly this year, and if Moss misses any time he could be go for over 1000. I think Thomas is great too, but I feel like Shanny likes the Kelly type a lot more and will give him plenty of chances. Kelly just has one weak area he needs to improve on and he can be so good, don't write him off yet.

At 6'5 and 230, he'd take on Monk's role on the sidelines for possession...I think the UCLA dude has tons of potential...But Brandon Banks would be Atomic-Super-Micro ,5'6 and 150 after a cheeseburger..

McN could have prolly "gotten some numbers out of" DeS in Zorro's O. Sometimes talent trumps everything. Unfortunately I don't see any Skins WR who remotely approaches DeS talent-wise, especially all those WRs that were drafted ahead of him.

Posted by: MrRed
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Doesn't that make you sick? If only the Skins' looked at the most talented player instead of the measurables guy, we might have had Jackson.
Westbrook, Gardner, Jacobs, Kelly the list goes on,only Art was a success for us.
Meanwhile smurfs Alvin Garrett, ,Charlie Brown,Gary Clark Albert Connell, Laveranues Coles, and Santana Moss continue to play stand-out football for us.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

Can't show stuff you don't have. Don't want to hear about some sick game at the end of last year. The other teams were resting there starters for a playoff run. Let's be real folks, we have three 2nd round draft picks that, regardless of the circumstances, we don't know squat about. Ability, smitibility. SHOW ME SOMETHING!!!

I was on the record before Kelly's injury that he wouldn't make the 53 man roster. He's made of china, no ties to the FO, and doesn't play teams.
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I forgot about not playing special teams. Somehow, I'll bet Shanahan will get Kelly's butt on punt coverage or something. Eddie Royal had a superlative rookie season for the Broncos and Shanahan still had him on both punt coverage and returns. The days of Kelly being treated as though he's special are over. Heal up my friend-you will not get a chance to milk that hamstring all preseason. Laron Landry did that last year.

Hey, can anyone remember the last time we blocked a punt? For a touchdown? What about a blocked field goal? For the life of me,I cannot remember the last time. Sometimes a washout like Kelly hangs around becoming a punt blocking special teamer.

Of course we'll never know, because miss Thang' doesn't play on special teams...yet.

Kelly's done and I'm glad. He's not productive and he's made of glass. Honestly, when your route running ability is in question for 3 straight years, your excuses are zero. Not sure whether it's lack of intelligence or will to apply himself, but injuries aside I doubt he'd make the 53-man roster anyway.

Well, if hamstring injuries got Skins players canned Santana would have been gone a long time ago. Alas, Kelly is not Moss and has proved zero. My prediction that Kelly would impress this year is in jeopardy. Hope he can pull it together. Better get suckin up to Keenan.

Has anyone heard anything about Robert Henson, our 2nd year LB? I keep hearing about Lorenzo Alexander, Andre Carter and so on at LB, but not this kid, who might be our biggest natural linebacker. When I saw him at TCU, he looked good in space. The TCU scheme had him playing in the middle of the field on many downs-he looked like a very raw slightly bigger Warwick Holdman.

I'm on the MK12 is on the bus outta town side. If he gets a chance and makes it, great. But he hasn't shown anything in 2 years other than an ability to get hurt and produce very little during the stretches when he isn't hurt.

Now year 3 rolls around and he's hurting for day 1 of camp. As the 4 Tops so eloquently put it, its the same old song.

Has anyone heard anything about Robert Henson, our 2nd year LB? I keep hearing about Lorenzo Alexander, Andre Carter and so on at LB, but not this kid, who might be our biggest natural linebacker. When I saw him at TCU, he looked good in space. The TCU scheme had him playing in the middle of the field on many downs-he looked like a very raw slightly bigger Warwick Holdman.

Posted by: ArmchairGM

Would like to know if Henson is in the mix as well. Guy has very good speed for an LB and he made some pretty good INTs while in college. Speed in a 3-4 are a very good mix.

Thought he might get some playing time last year, but didn't happen. Wouldn't shock me if he rose up the depth chart this year. Maybe the #3 ILB behind Fletcher and Rocky.

Hey, can anyone remember the last time we blocked a punt? For a touchdown? What about a blocked field goal? For the life of me,I cannot remember the last time. Sometimes a washout like Kelly hangs around becoming a punt blocking special teamer.

Of course we'll never know, because miss Thang' doesn't play on special teams...yet.

Posted by: ArmchairGM | July 28, 2010 9:32 PM

All-Time Redskin Great Troy Vincent blocked a Dallas fg that Sean Taylor returned for the game winning field goal posession. Was that in '06 or '07?

I'm surprised that Santana didn't hurt his little self during HELL WEEK. Might as well sign Westbrook and run the 2 TE, 2 RB, 1 wr passing offense this year.

Posted by: coparker5

That's right!! On the UPSIDE, Santana's hammy apparently SURVIVED "HELL WEEK" intact!! Reasons to be cheerful...Just don't put homey on special teams, let one of the new midgets take care of that one..

6) Laron Landry (Jury's still out, but this guy has not played like a 6th overall pick in the draft. Very next pick was Adrian Peterson. Patrick Willis and Darelle Revis were drafted 11th and 14th in 2007.)

Haynesworth and Jamaal Brown spent the same amount of time practicing with the Skins this summer. None of the Post's writers have raised any concerns about how far behind Brown is compared to the rest of the offensive linemen. I'll bet that both players have caught up with their teammates by.......Saturday's practice?

Obviously this is as frustrating as it is predictable, and puts more pressure on DT11 to up his game...but I'm not (quite) ready to close the book on MK12 yet. I agree he is "closing in on bust territory" as someone eloquently put it, but let's just see what happens now that he has a real HC, a good WR coach, a veteran QB and a much improved O-line. If this thing lingers and he can't find the field with Sacajewea and a Garmin, well I think most people wrote him off a while ago. But he is just 23 yrs old. I cannot give up just yet.

I judge this not based solely on Campbell's ability -- he's a decent backup -- but on the steady march backward the organization took while Campbell was under center. The organization invested so much time in a losing battle to coach JC up into a starting QB, but in the end, he was consistently the worst QB in his division every year. I wish JC well, but his tenure as QB was a waste of time.

And Ken, you are dumber than a box of hammers. Go sh!t in your hand. It's the day before training camp '10 and JC is a PHUKING RAIDER this year. Move the phuk on, and I'll continue to ignore 99.9% of your posts when you use the Vic1 handle as well.

MK is an example of a guy with a bad work ethic (couldn't run routes) who has a false image of himself as a Prima Donna who can get away with skipping preseason workouts because he's a high draft pick and he thinks he's all that...screw it..I'm done my rant...I see where this is going now...JUST CUT THE BUM NOW

Santonio's history maybe a little too hot for the new headcoach, with a 350 lb/ 100 mill problem already..Might be why V. Jackson hasn't been as hotly pursued also..

"I agree with Kenbeatrizz, Carlos was Cerrato's worse draft whiff

Posted by: coparker5"

We've got a new regime, a new scheme. Let's not throw Carlos under the tank just yet..Besides , the ENTIRE defensive backfield was under V-2 attack last year, and in the shelter./.Everything now is FRESHHHHHHH!!!

MK is an example of a guy with a bad work ethic (couldn't run routes) who has a false image of himself as a Prima Donna who can get away with skipping preseason workouts because he's a high draft pick and he thinks he's all that...screw it..I'm done my rant...I see where this is going now...JUST CUT THE BUM NOW

Posted by: scottmando | July 28, 2010 11:25 PM

I've never heard him say anything that makes me think he's a prima donna. Where did you get that? According to a story in Redskins.com he was at offseason workouts. He just went to hell week so I'm not sure where you come up with that other junk.

Funny how PFT posts the Kelly story and then goes on to say that Kelly has been so injured that he missed a combined 11 games over the last 2 seasons. He didn't miss any last year so those 11 "combined games" were in 1 year when he was IR'd. People seem to forhet that it's hard to count Kelly's 1st season. He was injured when he was drafted and missed most of the season. You can't even be around the team when you are on IR.

If MK was going to make an impact, this would be news. I had my doubts he was even going to make the team. As it's been said "you cannot make the team sitting in the hot tub". MK had major known knee/injury issues when he was drafted. Good one Vinny. I really don't see MK on the roster come opening day.

Diesel, can't say Cutler is the better of the two JCs. Cutler had a much better situation in Denver, had similar numbers, and cost his team a bunch of games. As soon as Cutler got himself into a bad situation (mind you, still not Zorn bad), Campbell was easily better.

As for VY, he's hard to judge. Never a great passer -- his career QB rating is 10 points below Campbell (VY has thrown 7 more picks than TDs).

I mean, it's not like he's had knee injuries since Jr. High school or anything. His legs have been sound like forever...this is a real shocker and has caught us all by surprise...none of us saw THIS coming

Scamp, Kelly has been hurt pretty much the whole time. Even when he played to start 2009, he had an injured hand.

Posted by: zcezcest1 | July 29, 2010 12:55 AM

Still played in every game.

Posted by: scampbell1975 | July 29, 2010 12:56 AM

Which makes it even worse that he couldn't even crack 30 catches on a WR-starved team.

He's done. He'd have a shot if he could play special teams, but he can't.

One thing to watch out for now is a trade for Vincent Jackson. Now that the Chargers coughed up big money for Antonio Gates, our old friend JLC says that Marcus McNeil is next on their agenda and it's still less likely that something gets done with VJ at all. Unless Seattle offers them a bunch of picks, I don't see how the Skins aren't the frontrunner for his services.

Since MK has a very small amt. of guaranteed
money..the team will not mess around with him.
Someone blogged that if one of the two wideouts Vinnie drafted work out..he did ok.
Well, I may not remember accurately, but didn`t they pass on DeSean Jackson? That makes it not ok! Maybe the Skins should have gone after T.O. Imagine T.O, and Fat Albert on the same team!! It would balance the offense, and defense..so to speak.

blazer, I'ma need you and the others up here who keep beating the DeSean Jackson drum to exercise a little perspective here...NOBODY knew he was gonna be as good as he is, including the Eagles. If anyone had even an inkling that he would be as good as he is, he would have gone in the 1st round.

The sin of the '08 2nd round for us wasn't that we didn't take DeSean Jackson (to be fair, he didn't look like much more than Santana Moss 2.0 at the time), but that we took Fred Davis and Malcolm Kelly instead of picking players to help fortify the O-line/D-line. Taking a TE when you already have a Pro-Bowler at that spot is retarded. So it taking a WR who runs a 4.6 40 yard dash and has a long history of knee problems. I don't care much who we take instead of those guys so long as we don't take those guys...

Pack your bags, #12. Just another disappointment that was at the hands of Cerrato. I had hopes for this kid, but he can't stay healthy, and he hasn't made a lasting impact! With a bus-load of receivers in camp, every day missed is anotheer nail in the coffin!!!!

Pack your bags, #12. Just another disappointment that was at the hands of Cerrato. I had hopes for this kid, but he can't stay healthy, and he hasn't made a lasting impact! With a bus-load of receivers in camp, every day missed is another nail in the coffin!!!!

Pack your bags, #12. Just another disappointment that was at the hands of Cerrato. I had hopes for this kid, but he can't stay healthy, and he hasn't made a lasting impact! With a bus-load of receivers in camp, every day missed is another nail in the coffin!!!!

Hail to the Redskins!
Hail Victory!
Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old D.C.!
Run or pass and score -- we want a lot more!
Beat 'em, Swamp 'em,
Touchdown! -- Let the points soar!
Fight on, fight on 'Til you have won
Sons of Wash-ing-ton. Rah!, Rah!, Rah!
Hail to the Redskins!
Hail Victory!
Braves on the Warpath!
Fight for old D.C.!